Information card for entry 7120238

Structure parameters

• Common name: bismuth gallate
• Chemical name: bismuth subgallate
• Mineral name: bismuth subgallate
• Formula: C7 Bi O8
• Calculated formula: C7 Bi O8
• Title of publication: Elucidation of the Elusive Structure and Formula of the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Bismuth Subgallate by Continuous Rotation Electron Diffraction
• Authors of publication: Wang, Yunchen; Takki, Sofia; Cheung, Ocean; Xu, Hong-Yi; Wan, Wei; Öhrström, Lars R.; Inge, Andrew Ken
• Journal of publication: Chem. Commun.
• Year of publication: 2017
• a: 8.54221 ± 0.00016 Å
• b: 4.66794 ± 0.00009 Å
• c: 23.7131 ± 0.0004 Å
• α: 90°
• β: 90°
• γ: 90°
• Cell volume: 945.55 ± 0.03 ų
• Cell temperature: 293 K
• Ambient diffraction temperature: 293 K
• Number of distinct elements: 3
• Space group number: 53
• Hermann-Mauguin space group symbol: P m n a
• Hall space group symbol: -P 2ac 2
• Residual factor R(I) for significantly intense reflections: 0.06256
• Goodness-of-fit parameter for all reflections: 1.748
• Method of determination: powder diffraction
• Diffraction radiation wavelength: 1.5406 Å
• Diffraction radiation type: CuKα1
• Has coordinates: Yes
• Has disorder: No
• Has Fobs: No